Release Date: January 19, 2024 (Early Access)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
Developer and Publisher: Pocketpair
Platform: PC (Windows)
Interface and subtitle language: English, Chinese, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian, German, Japanese, Italian, Korean
Multiplayer: Available
Version: 0.3.12.63518 (December 3, 2024)
Description: Palworld is an exciting adventure in a fantasy world inhabited by unique creatures – Palas. In this game you can collect Palas, send them into exciting battles, and put them to work in factories and farms. Palworld offers limitless possibilities, from growing plantations to constructing buildings with Palas. Explore a variety of locations riding Palas while surviving in a world where danger and poachers await at every turn.
In Palworld, you can build your own farm, develop industry and more using the unique abilities of the Pals. The game supports both single player mode and multiplayer, allowing you to share adventures with friends or explore this amazing world together. Create your own server and start your unforgettable journey.
Some players note that the concept of the project is more similar to the equally famous Borderlands series of games, where bacchanalia and large-scale battles reign. However, instead of almost lifeless wastelands, Palworld has a more fantasy atmosphere – that’s the influence of the Japanese market. The main protagonists are the “pals”. These are so-called “pokémon with guns”, which have universal roles. But the task is reduced not only to countless battles, but also to development. Consequently, the construction of their own base, modernization of combat units should be given time no less. After all, the power of the army depends on it all.
Key buildings are mines, factories. Moreover, you must regularly feed the palov regularly, so that their effectiveness was always at its peak. After all, the use of exhausted warriors will not be. Also do not forget that the surrounding world is aggressive towards the players, and therefore you should always be ready to defend the territory and fight back.
Game mechanics
The main events of Palworld take place in the open world. The player controls and customizes the avatar of the character. And to prove its non-casualty, mechanics like character’s hunger are added to the game. Satiety must be monitored, or the NPS can die.
Resources are needed for building – and this is a fact, so Palworld is not without grind. Resources must be used both directly for building structures and for crafting in-game items. Each constructed base can be used as a transfer point, i.e. the player can quickly travel around the world. Therefore, you should not forget about building, because you will not be satisfied with battles alone.
Fight, build, and develop on Palpagossa, a fictional island inhabited by the Pals. The player will have to build an invincible army, and to do this, he must defeat the Pals and win them over to his side with the help of special spheres. There is an easier option – exchange with another player or purchase in-game creatures from NPCs.
Creatures are not only combat units:
- They can be used for mining;
- They can easily handle construction and cooking;
- Pals craft items.
The specifics of the use of creatures depend on their types. But also do not forget about the internal skills of palas. They can also be used to move around a large map, well, or at the very least make weapons.
What will the player face?
As in the real world, in Palworld there is a division into castes. In the game there are criminal syndicates, rebels in favor of the free world, and regular troops. Non-player characters of the clans fight among themselves, but this does not mean that players will be safe. At any opportunity, caste representatives can attack players as well. There is also a wanted level – the higher it is, the more dangerous life becomes.
Minimums:
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4 GHz, 4 cores
- RAM: 16 GB
- Graphics card: GeForce GTX 1050 (2 GB)
- Hard disk space: 40 GB (SSD required)
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6GHz, 8 cores
- RAM: 32 GB
- Graphics card: GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB)
- Disk space: 40 GB (SSD required)
Exciting News: Palworld Version v0.3.12 is Now Live! == ▼Bug Repairs・Resolved an issue where Pals became trapped in the ground during summoning ▼User Interface・The reticle is now constantly visible while…
Palworld version v0.3.11 is now available! == ▼Player・Adjusted the mechanics for summoning player-owned Pals so that they now appear in proximity to the player ▼UI・The crosshair will now exclusively appear…
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Reviews
Palworld presents an excellent blend of creature capture and survival building gameplay. It involves using weapons to befriend your favorite monsters in the wild and turning them into industrious animals. The game progresses at a brisk pace and has a straightforward learning curve, making it accessible for anyone to pick up and play. Even when playing solo, it doesn’t feel lonely as I have an army of captured friends working towards a common goal.
While Palworld will inevitably be compared to Pokemon, it truly stands apart. It goes beyond mere capturing, collecting, and the rock-paper-scissors mechanic. There are RPG elements that allow you to enhance your character’s stats. Monsters can learn up to three moves, and their stats can be boosted too. You can create a guild in a massive server, engage in guild wars, interact with AI merchants scattered across the world, and team up to take down Raid Bosses. Palworld is genuinely fun and functional, and it’s a game that promises to continue evolving.
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To put it briefly, Palworld is an extremely addictive and fun game. It’s important to note that this isn’t a game where you can dive in guns blazing from the start. You’ll need to level up before you can craft a gun, and not all Pals are capable of using firearms – in fact, most can’t.
The game strikes a fantastic balance between a survival game and a monster collecting experience. While it shares some elements with other monster collector games that start with P, Palworld definitely carves out its own identity and stands firmly on its own gameplay.
Initially, I thought it was just a meme game, but when I had the chance to play it during a network test access, I was utterly astounded. It exceeded all my expectations to the point where it became an instant download for me.
The game does have some lore, but it’s largely hidden and scattered in text form throughout the game. Don’t expect a deep story or intricate quests – it’s more of a survival game at its core.
The UI could use some improvement, but it’s something you can get accustomed to. The Pal models are so well-designed that I often struggle to decide who to include in my limited main team, especially given how cool the later-level Pals look.
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Truly, Palworld is one of the best games to have been released in recent years. It’s astounding how this game, labeled as ‘Early Access,’ manages to offer more than many AAA titles that are priced three times higher. Sure, there are a few bugs and areas that could use some refinement (like the Pal AI, for instance), but these minor issues hardly detract from the overall enjoyable gameplay. In my opinion, these small flaws are negligible.
Palworld is a must-play for fans of games like Ark, Stardew Valley, or even those who just love the Pokeymans series.
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Protagonists in typical Pokemon-like games: “As long as we stick together, we can accomplish anything.”
Protagonist in Palworld: Engages in a slew of nefarious activities including enslavement, animal cruelty, poaching, murder, destruction of property, crimes against humanity (and all other species, by extension), and conducts unethical experimentation.
10/10
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